"In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." Oscar Wilde. Preface.

"In a jumble of actions and feelings, many things happened simultaneously. I felt my head strike something hard and unyielding. At the same time, clumsily and crazily, my body sprawled out of control. . .yet. . .I felt no pain." Page 7.

"Everyday doctors came to see me. Sometimes they came in pairs and discussed my case. 'She has total quadriplegia' one doctor explained to an associated, 'the result of a diagonal fracture between the fourth and fifth cervical levels.'" Page 20.

"'Lord if You're really there, do something in my life that will change me and turn me around.' . . .I had prayed that prayer just a short time before my accident. Now lying encased in my Stryker Frame, I wondered if somehow God was answering my...